In*jus"tice (?), n. [F.
injustice, L. injustitia. See In- not, and
Justice, and cf. Unjust.] 1. Want
of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others;
iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.
If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in their
extravagance, much more did they resemble and even exceed him in
cruelty and injustice.
Burke.
2. An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a
wrong.
Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand
injustices without being discovered, or at least without being
punished.
Swift.